Le chef du Conseil souverain du Soudan Abdelfattah Al Burhan est en visite en Libye pour des entretiens avec le Premier ministre du gouvernement d’unité nationale, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. Cette visite s’incrit dans le cadre
Assessing Mali’s Non-Transition
The Malian military junta has repeatedly refused to honor its commitments to transition back to a democratic civilian government, resulting in mounting security and economic costs to citizens. Mali’s military junta marked the fourth calendar
Making Sense of Senegal’s Constitutional Crisis
The unprecedented attempt by Senegal’s President Macky Sall to postpone presidential elections is legally dubious and has thrown the country into a constitutional crisis that will test its democratic institutions. President Macky Sall’s pronouncement that
Africa File, February 29, 2024: Russia Eyes Gulf of Guinea, JNIM Massacres Civilians in Burkina Faso
Key Takeaways: Assessments:Togo. Russia and Togo are increasing ties as the Kremlin aims to expand its influence beyond the Sahel in West Africa. French-based investigative news site Africa Intelligence reported on February 19 that a
Guinea’s Junta Feels the Heat
As external actors seem to lessen pressure on West Africa’s juntas, Guineans register their discontent with military governance. From one perspective, the past week has been a success for military rulers in West Africa. The
Two-pronged approach to Africa pays dividends for Russia
On August 16, 2023, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised to “free Africa from Russia’s grip,” claiming that Russia’s primary “tools for its work in Africa” were propaganda and the Wagner Group. In our previous
The Horn Of Africa States: The Building Of The Region – OpEd
We all know Toyota as the largest car manufacturer in the world, producing 10.5 million vehicles in 2017. It was followed by Volkswagen, which produced 10.4 million during the same year and then by Hyundai
Kenya: Gold And Governance Provide Hope For Artisanal Miners – Analysis
Nestled in the vast semi-arid savanna of Dabel in northern Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia, lies the makeshift shanty mining town of Illo. The settlement sprang up in six short months starting in January
Senior Study Group for the Sahel: Final Report and Recommendations
Executive Summary The United States has not traditionally viewed the Sahel as a region of vital interest, whether in terms of security or from an economic or business perspective. This has led to a pattern
For Peace in Sahel, African and U.S. Experts Urge Focused Partnership
The past month has sharpened a decade-old question for U.S. and international policymakers: How best, in 2024, to help stabilize what is now the world’s largest single zone of military rule and violent conflicts —